Rich Spencer - "The Seeing"

desperatecomfort said:
Now I just think you're an ass. Not only was the camera work very nice, but it was all on your OWN 35mm adaptor????? Stop rocking so hard, man.

How much cc went into this? It looks like not much, but it might just be subtle...
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LOL. Thanks!

Rich will have to answer the CC part, but I'm pretty sure that he didn't do much to it. We talked about it briefly, but were pretty happy with the images as they were.

Rich, where are youuuuuuu? :huh:
 
msconce said:
People need to normalize their sound. they need to make sure that when the loudest sound hits, it does not peak out, and that they do not need to readjust their volume, before submission. That way the loud noises will be just right.
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You are correct. In addition, it is important that the overall mix is well balanced and as hot as possible prior to normalization. Whatever compression will be used should come before also. The final step is normalization which, if the mix is right, will make very little difference. Normalizing, and compression, raises the noise floor and so it should be applied minimally. You will find on an accurate meter there is no overmodulation at the high SLP points in The Seeing . But low cost speakers might distort in places. In our remix we will completely adjust the levels on all tracks, shelve the extreme lows and highs of the loud SFX and low level MFX and add only about 2 or 3:1 mastering compression. Then we'll make sure that plays well through cheap speakers. As a final step the master mix output will be normalized, which, if we did our work right, will make very little change in the mean level. You'll get your chance to confirm whether we succeeded after the festival. The 7.1 mix will be designed to play well on that kind of speaker setup.
:dankk2: :dankk2: and again :dankk2:
 
Thanks musicman and msconce. I just want to say that I really respect sound techs and what they do. In many ways sound is more important than image. (gasp!) :beer:


Ok, just to help the film, I've come up with a few quotes:

This is the film. This is the film that re-ignited my love for murder.
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"The Seeing" changed my life! To a life of total and complete evil. :)
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If you like classic cars, pretty young women, and even prettier corpses, then... you should be arrested.
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:love4:
 
desperatecomfort said:
How much cc went into this? It looks like not much, but it might just be subtle...
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Actually, there is absolutely no color correction. What you see is the raw image which is a testament to Justin's lighting.


jpbankesmercer said:
How did you get the blood dripping from the scythe, did you use a tube?
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Nope, no tube. The dripping blood was from me dousing the blade in between takes. We went through a crap load of blood on that shot but it turned out pretty cool.

Blaine said:
I loved the story as well as the execution. You succeeded in establishing a creepy atmosphere without "gadgets".

Your actors did a great job. I'm assuming by the quality of their performance they are professionals?
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Cool man. We made a conscious effort to tell the story as "basic" as we could. Our goal from the beginning was to try and slow everything down. It was difficult, especially in editing, to not throw some flash frames and stingers in there to spice it up.

Mark Donohue was the only professional actor. He's done a lot of theatre and performed with The Groundlings back in the day.
 
Again, I echo some of the sentiments already here but, I still
enjoyed this one.

I think where 'The Seeing' falls flat is the story. It carries
that familiar Japanese horror style which is popular as of late.
Not that it's a bad thing but, I would like to see something new.

Definitely pro quality shots here although some of the framing
seemed a tad off from what one would expect at this level.

The main actor seemed unnatural as per TheatreGuy's comments. I
realize the possible state of mind he is in but, the expression
in his movements and face left just a little to be desired.

Great job here though, and the Snod35 kicks ass too!
 
Firstly, and most importantly, the cinematography of this film gets an 11! An absolutely gorgeous film to look at. Fantastic!

The lead actor seemed a little overmatched by the story. At least it felt that way to me. But, it is what it is. I really liked the whole realization/revelation theme of the story.

Oh, and did I mention the cinematography? Awesome!


John G.
 
DOH! Did I forget to comment on this film? I REALLY liked it. Excellent execution of a really cool idea. Really liked the prurient nature of the film--made it very icky-cool. Loved your female actress--she was GREAT! What a GREAT line!!! "Wanna see???" Great stuff, man! Great stuff!
 
this was good guys. the acting the story...and the cinematography was awesome! man that ending was great! great shot and that actor stroking her. man that is always hard to do and make it real.
 
Great job guys! At the end I felt content in going the full circle of the story which is hard to say for most of the films. Lighting was awesome. In my top 5 for sure!

Tim.
 
Loved the cinematography ... and the acting was good.

Not really convinced on the story or the pacing, but it still ranks pretty high.

Congratulations.
 
****in' fantastic work on "The Seeing," gents. I'm a working writer with a studio deal and I generally want to stab myself in the face every time I'm forced to watch someone's short film. And not the nice kind of face stabbing either. This is one of the rare cases where I was impressed. Wonderful work with the camera (smart shots, good pacing, good movement), great lighting (your dp did an outstanding job) -- it looks like you had a hell of a lot more money than you probably did. The acting was a bit choppy in a few places, ("Too big," as directors like to say), but the story pulled me through. I didn't see it coming; and that is a rare, rare thing for me. I signed up here just to write you guys. Best of luck. Keep doing what you're doing.
 
"poo pooin?" Apparently, one cannot swear in this forum. Let me rephrase that first sentence and try again: "Phuckin' fantastic work on The Seeing gents."
 
hooray hooray hooray for you - that was a great story! i was really impressed. i'll try to come back for a longer review later - have a few more to watch. this is one of my favorites.

ESPECIALLY because of the Carpenters. I love the Carpenters.
 
Hey Rich, Congratulations on your film. I liked your story and your filmmaking!

Good luck to you and Be Well!

I had a blast with this festival!!!

Ted
 
wow this looks so professional,....i carry aropund a small camera and have no lights....this is amazing!!!!!
 
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